BUXTON CLASS 108 SETS

The following information is taken from notes as made by myself at the time. The dates stated are when the formation/detail variations were noted, NOT the date any changes were made. All of Buxton’s sets were reallocated to Chester on Sunday 19th March 1989.

Kevin Dowd

Key
SL        “SPA LINE” transfer under middle windscreen
W         White cab roof
W+B    White cab roof and black windscreen surrounds
HLO     Headlamp operative
HLX     Headlamp non operative (No lens in holder)
HLH     Headlamp holder bracket fitted (No lamp)
HLOL   Headlamp fitted on drivers side tail lamp bracket and operative
            NOTE, Headlamps refer to the early central Wales type, NOT Wypac ones.
R          Red buffer beam
WM     West Midlands logo on headcode box
E          Longsight black Eagle logo transfer below middle windscreen
WD     Red Welsh Dragon emblem transfer under middle windscreen. 

BX 370 17/9/88 M53626 M59144 M53636
SL SL, W
11/10/88 Cl 108 M59187 Cl 108
13/10/88 and 10/11/88 M51947 M59187 M53636
HLH, NO SET NUMBER ON THIS VEH. SL, W
3/2/89 M53626? M59144 M53636
SL, W
To CH370
12/9/89 and 13/10/89 51496 59082 M53645
BX 371 No observations as BX371
To CH370
31/3/89 M53929? M59155  M52039
8/5/89 and 4/7/89 M53925 M59155 M52039
still has BX number
5/10/89 Now numbered CH 371
To  CH 631
6/12/89 M53925  M52039
19/5/90 M53925 M52050
B+W
BX 372 21/1/89, 2/3/89 and 13/3/89 M53930 M59148 M52056
W, SL, R
To CH372
11/4/89, 28/4/89, 10/5/89, 4/9/89 and 10/10/89 M53930 M59148 M52056 
W, R
To  CH 632
16/10/89 M53930 M52056
W, R
7/7/90 M53930 M52056
W, R, WD WD
BX 373 17/9/88, 12/10/88 and 9/12/88 M53932 M51569
W B+W
12/2/89, 15/2/89 and 3/3/89 M53932 M59207 M51569
W B+W
To  CH 373
4/4/89, 15/5/89, 13/7/89 and 17/8/89 M53932  M59207 M51569
W B+W
To  CH 633
13/10/89, 10/2/90 and 16/2/90 M53932 M51569
W B+W
BX 374 16/10/88 M51935 M59183 M51568
W B+W SL
21/1/89, 1/2/89 M51935 M59183 M51568
W, SL SL
To  CH 374
10/7/89 M51935 M59183 M51568
W, SL SL
6/8/89 M51935 M59388 M51568
W, SL SL
(M51568 formed CH 620 with M51943 from CH 377)
To  CH 350
5/10/89 and 20/10/89 M51935 M59388 M51927
W, SL WM
To LO 350
15/11/89 M51935 M59388 M51927
WM, E, LO 350 WM, E, still CH 350
4/12/89 M51935 M59388 M51927
E, WM removed E, WM removed, now LO 350
6/1/90 M51935 M59388 M51927
E Removed E Removed
8/3/90 and 26/3/90 51496 M59388 M51927
LO 349 LO 350
To LO 349
28/3/90 and 27/4/90 51496 M59388 M51927
To CH 353
10/5/90 ?? - Class 101 M59388 M51927
18/5/90 53291 M59388 M51927
15/6/90 and 29/6/90 53291 M59388 M51927
WD
BX 375 16/10/88 M51933? M59137 M/W52065 (M No1 side, W No2 side!)  
W B+W HLH
12/2/89, 16/2/89 M51938 M59137 W/M52065
SL HLH
To  CH 375

10/4/89, 8/5/89, 11/7/89, 23/7/89, 16/8/89, 7/9/89 and 19/10/89

 M51938 M59137 M/W52065
SL HLH
To  CH 625
26/1/90 and 10/2/90 M51938 W/M52065
BX 376 No observations as BX 376
To  CH 376

16/5/89, 29/6/89, 11/7/89, 30/8/89, 13/9/89.

 M51941 M59183 M52064
SL, W
To  CH 626
5/3/90, 29/3/90 and 2/5/90   M51941 M52064
SL, W
18/6/90   M51941 M52064
WD, W WD
BX 377 5/10/88 M51943 M59390 M52049 
SL SL, W, no set number
13/10/88 M51948 M59389 M52050
B+W, SL
29/1/89, 12/2/89 and 15/3/89 M51943 M59390 M52049
SL, W SL, W  
To  CH 377

4/4/89 and 22/7/89

 M51943 M59390 M52049
SL, W SL, W
31/10/89 M51943 M54485
W as CH279 (M51943 formed CH 620 after CH 279)
To  CH 621
18/10/89, 5/4/90 and 20/4/90 M51902 M52049
SL, W
21/6/90 M51902 M52049
WD WD, W, 2nd man's screen has silver frame
BX 378 18/1/89 and 29/1/89 M51945 M59149 M52060
SL SL
TO  CH 602 (Not known if renumbered to CH378)

29/6/89

 M51945 M52060
SL SL
To  CH 627
11/10/89 and 23/10/89 M51945 M52060
SL SL
21/12/89 M51945 M52060
SL removed from both vehicles, no set numbers, ex-works repaint.  
9/2/90 and 4/4/90 M51945 M52060
HLOL HLOL (CH 627 set numbers reapplied to both vehicles).  
M51945 M52060
WD, HLOL  WD, HLOL 
BX 379 21/1/89, 31/1/89 and 4/5/89 (Still BX379) M51948 M59389 M52050

W, used to be B+W, only single arm wiper fitted.  

 B+W
To  CH 378 (not  noted as CH379)

16/8/89

 M51948 M59389 M52050

W, pantograph wiper arm  now fitted.

B+W
To  CH 624
26/1/90 and 7/3/90   M51948 M52050
W B+W
(M52050 Still B+W to CH 631 (+ M53925), noted as such 19/5/90)
22/6/90 and 2/8/90   M51948 M52039
W, WD WD
BX 380 16/9/88 M51947 M59187  M53634
HLH W
12/2/89 M51947 M59187 M53634
HLH, no set number W, SL
16/3/89 No set numbers on either car
To  CH 380

8/4/89

 M51947 M59187 M53634
HLH W, SL
(M59187 removed from CH380 at Chester depot on 5/5/89 and added to N669 M53454+M53528)  
To  CH 603
10/8/89 M51947 M53634
HLH W, SL
To CH 628
10/2/90, 17/4/90 M51947 M53634
HLH, ex-works W, SL
22/6/90 M51947 M53634
HLH, WD  WD
BX 381

16/9/88, 30/9/88, 10/10/88, 7/11/88, 19/1/89, 30/1/89

M51950 M59152 M52062 
HLO HLX
To  CH 381

3/4/89  

 M51950 M52062
HLO HLO
To  CH 604
6/6/89, 22/8/89 M51950 M52062
HLO HLO
To CH 629
9/2/90, 13/3/90 and 2/5/90 M51950 M52062
HLO HLO
7/6/90 and 22/6/90 M51950 M52062
HLO, WD HLO, WD
CH 620 (Ex CH 374 and CH 377)
3/10/89 M51418 M51568
SL

30/1/90 and 10/2/90

 M51943 M51568 
W, BX 377 number still in 2nd mans windscreen
2/4/90, 17/4/90 and 3/5/90 M51943 M51568
W, BX 377 number removed

   

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